| I also think Type 1 and Type 2 are very different. I think that a lot of people assume you are type 2, b/c they make up the majority of Diabetics. I mean, something like 90% of Diabetics are Type 2...it's really become an epidemic, especially here in the States. Us, type 1s. are far less prevalent. I have had people ask me if I take pills or take insulin, once they find out I am diabetic, as if that is the only thing that disguishes one from the other. They don't understand that Type 1s have to be on insulin and might also have to take pills as well. Not to mention that Type 2s sometimes need insulin as well as pills, or pills alone, or just diet and exercise. Anyway, my point is how you treat your Diabetes, is NOT what makes one different from the other.
It does bother me when others think they know all about it, especially that in reality they don't have the faintest clue. I know many people think that it's just a problem with eating sugar, when that's not really what this disease is. I think many don't understand that Type 1 Diabetes is an autoimmue disease and what it takes to manage this disease. There is so much involved...testing and monitoring sugar levels, diet, exercise, stress, and nutrition among many other factors. I think even those that do know that we have to do all these things can't fully comprehend and will never be able to unless they actually have the disease themselves. I must admit it bothers me that my family doesn't really understand what I go through, but I'm beginning to get that they probably will never fully comprehend.  | 
